A Mouse In The House

[maggie01]

I love in a terraced house. I have an inserted gas fire with a flue that goes up into the loft. I think a mouse has come in this way as it has chewed the fire retarding material at the back. I don't use the fire so have blocked it up. Isn't likely to come back and how to get rid of it.  I don't like spring traps and I have a dog so worried about poison . 

[Buenchico]

Get a humane mouse trap, bait it and remember to check it frequently.  If your murine friend shows up, simply relocate him/her to a more suitable location (well away from your house!):
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[ToraToraTora]

surely it's a moose loose aboot the hoose....

[Old_Geezer]

Mice can squeeze through very limited space.  You may assume they get in via a flue, but check everywhere for gaps, especially where pipes go through the floor.

[rowanwitch]

 Ground Black pepper. Lots of it in the area you think the mouse is hiding,  or you can get humane traps